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New footage exclusively obtained by The New York Times showed the aftermath of the moment a giant glacier broke away from the top of a ridge in the Himalayas, setting off a deadly flood. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011119084/new-exclusive-vid…

Given the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/asia/nepal-flood-glacier-collapse.html

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/africa/uganda-king-oyo-dead.html

Six employees at Frankfurt Airport were infected this summer, according to German health officials and the airport’s operator. Four recovered. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/europe/malaria-deaths-frankfurt-airport.html

Governments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social media platforms. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/americas/children-social-media-restrictions-global-movement-meta.html

An avalanche may have caused an unusual flash flood without heavy rainfall, with hundreds of people unaccounted for in the path of destruction. Here’s what to know. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/asia/nepal-tibet-floods-wtk.html

Footage shared on social media shows birds in Australia experiencing symptoms consistent with bird flu, as the country’s authorities race to contain the spreading virus. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/australia/100000011109241/australia-races-to-combat-spr…

The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/iran-sanctions-threat-economy-ukraine.html

Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain arrived in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Monday for the country’s Independence Day, prompting Russia to accuse Britain of stoking tensions. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011109253/andy-burnham-uk-ukrai…

Our correspondent Emma Bubola travels to northwest Patagonia, the epicenter of an oil boom that Argentina hopes will revolutionize its economy. source https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000010986029/how-argentinas-oil-boom-is-changing-patagonia.html

The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/asia/indonesia-el-nino-borneo-fire.html